Inspirational Quotes by Gary Thomas

“We are most happy when we are most focused on serving God together.”

“Just as viewing my marriage through the lens of a pathway toward holiness more than happiness gave me renewed motivation to grow in union with my wife and ongoing motivation to keep pursuing deeper intimacy with her, so understanding my body as an instrument of service to God is giving me renewed motivation to take better care of it in the face of my cravings and laziness.”

“Never look to other couples to measure your worth; look to God to fulfill your call.”

“What if exercise and discipline in eating isn’t as much about physical health as about honoring the God who made us?”

“Spiritual purpose and mission can overcome weaknesses in character because God redeems our characters...”

“A defeatist attitude kills almost as many marriages as affairs do.”

“Our souls are wired for what we will never enjoy until Eden is restored in the new heaven and earth. We are built with a distant memory of Eden.”6”

“This is the spiritual truth contained in the phrase from the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” He has come to get us out of prison and out of the tombs. There is no place he would not go to retrieve us. David prayed, “If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there” (Psalm 139:8). Indeed, even when we are hell-bent on running from God and create all manner of hell for ourselves and our loved ones, Jesus goes to the depths with us. He can get us out and bring us home. Even when others open up a can of living hell all over us, when they release the hounds of their madness into our lives, when they empty their evil onto us, Jesus is not daunted nor defeated. He has been to hell and he reigns even there.”

“Why is God’s Word so powerful and essential for our healing and redemption? Because it contains timeless truth inspired by God Himself.”

“How often I take for granted the astounding news that God loves me with a callous, “Yeah, yeah, he loves me, now what about God giving me what I want for myself right now?” I can fly right over the stunning surprise of this news. God created me and God loves me. Personally, individually, deeply, eternally, passionately.”

“For Christians, morality isn’t simply based on not hurting someone else, but our reverence for the Creator’s design and intentions.”

“I refuse the rat race because God has called me to the sacred race.”

“Obeying Him when it doesn’t suit us is downright hard. But every hard thing God asks us to do is always accompanied by His promise to transform us as we go.”

“Listen carefully, never assume that just because a smaller problem hasn’t exploded into a bigger problem before, it’s never going to. Wrong. That’s exactly what the enemy wants us to think. Don’t ever forget what a schemer he is.”

“When you see your spouse, you see through their imperfections and remember the person you married. You can see them the way God sees them—lovable, valuable, and worth pursuing despite their imperfections.”

“Thank God for any slap on the wrist, any sense of warning. It means you have a future. God always shows a way forward when we are open to His will. Wisdom is knowing the next step forward; God will show you the next thing to do.”

“Time may be our scarcest and most precious resource. And we will begin to use it well only when we realize we do not have an infinite supply to use.1 Kevin DeYoung”

“When we love others in a way that goes beyond our own natural instincts, we tend to the deepest desire of God’s heart for the world—that the world may know His love. And as we deeply love others, something in our own soul gets healed along the way.”

“When we understand that we were created for His divine purpose, our eyes become more focused on what matters. We become enveloped in His relentless love for us, and we get passionate about where He is taking us. We expect to encounter a few bumps along the way, but we finally believe that bumps, bruises, and deep valleys are not defining factors for us. Yes, they mark our journey and shape us into kingdom people, but they do not have the power to diminish our value.”

“This is a tremendously spiritually therapeutic process, an emptying of myself so I can grow more in my love for others.”